Toledo City Council Meeting November 29, 2011

Notes from Sherry:

In attendance: Councilmen Craig, Ludeman, Waniewski, Martinez, Collins, Steel, McNamara, Sarantou, Copeland, Councilwomen Brown, Webb, Hicks-Hudson. Deputy Mayor Cruthers, Herwat, and Mayor Bell present.

Item 533 – Resolution – Recognize Pastor Merlin Jacobs – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 529 – Designate Nebraska Ave. from Reynolds to Sibley as Duane C. Tisdale Way – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 530 – Resolution – Recognize Albert (Prince) Bell (Boxing - 1st Place at the Arena – going to the Olympics in 2012) – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 534 – Resolution – Recognize Toledo Free Press and their CD Holiday Wishes – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 528 – Enact Rule of Council No. 49; decorum, including no signs – Hicks-Hudson – send all colleges a note, complete ban – problematic. Steel – please hear from Law Department. Adam Loux – allow signs (size) or no signs (original law or amended law), similar to LA and Dallas,TX laws – Cincinnati has the same law as before you (Amended to have signs of a certain size). Steel – talked to the Sergeant at Arms – easier to enforce complete ban. Webb – gun held to head with these issues – talk about this at the retreat – pass no signs today. Collins – 2' x 3' sign displayed (physically). Adam Loux – without amendment, to Law Department. Hicks-Hudson – table legislation. Passed – Hicks-Hudson – no, rest yes.

Item 531 – Establish Recreation District Steering Committee, 17 members – Webb – amendment – add two more people – one from Parks Board, one from the Boys & Girls Club – passed – all voting yes. Webb – Thank you - Parks and Recreation Committee on shoestring budget.

Item 532 – Amend TMC Ch. 184, Toledo Youth Commission – to Youth, Parks, and Recreation Committee.

Item 535 – Resolution – Request NRC show objectivity/thoroughness regarding license extension for Davis-Besse – to Utilities & Public Services Committee.

Item 536 – Agreement with TPS, WLS, and Chrysler to reduce real estate value, 2010=$169.3M, 2011=$125M, 2012=$104M – passed – all voting yes.

Item 537 – Acquire 69-acre North Towne Square Mall, demolish vacant portions, market for development – Ludeman – good work done. Serum (sp? Lawyer for the people that own North Towne) - disagrees with current owners – separate real estate agents to do closing costs for the City and owners, should be within 10% of each other. Ludeman – received communication from Alexis Road Development Committee on property, OK with demolition of property. Steel – they will get permits once it's passed. Martinez – Amendment proposed – sunset provision, one year. Hicks-Hudson – have this matter held for two weeks – check with Law Department. Sarantou – if matter isn't approved, when does this go to Sheriff's Sale? Serum – two parcels to go to sale in nine months, if agreement isn't kept up. McNamara – go through appropriations. Steel – legislature does not have detail – wait two weeks. Martinez – Amendment. Ludeman – Amendment. Ludeman – change to reflect the agreed upon price – don't want to rush to judgment. Martinez – willing to wait two weeks. Steel – smart to the closing of the agreement. McNamara - 1st Reading tonight.

Item 538 – Resolution – Support application of Toledo Sailing Club to ODNR for navigational buoys in Maumee River – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 539 – Repair/replace fiber optic cables at Water Treatment Plant, $60,000 Water Operating Fund – passed – all voting yes.

Item 540 – Additional appropriation for freight elevator at Water Treatment Plant, $68,000 Water Replacement – passed – all voting yes.

Item 541 – Expenditure to Schumaker Bros. for combined sewer repair at 1849 N. Detroit Ave., $80,951 Sewer Operations – passed – all voting yes.

Item 542 – Budget adjustments necessary for 2011 financial reporting, various funds – Martinez – referral – no response to funds. Cruthers – answers Martinez question. Passed – all voting yes.

Item 543 – Providing for the 2012 Assessed Services Program – Street Services, $21,140,410 (2011=$20,598,435) - 1st Reading.

Item 544 - Providing for the 2012 Assessed Services Program – Citywide St. Lighting, $3,908,076 (2011=$3,689,127) - 1st Reading.

Item 545 - Providing for the 2012 Assessed Services Program – Downtown St. Lighting, $256,199 (2011=$248,142) - 1st Reading.

Item 546 - Providing for the 2012 Assessed Services Program – Street Trees, $4,942,125 (2011=5,003,516) - 1st Reading.

Item 547 - Providing for the 2012 Assessed Services Program – Surface Treatment, $856,940 (2011=$909,673) – 1st Reading.

Item 548 – Disestablish the Parking Garages Fund and transfer amount to General Fund - Amend , passed – all voting yes.

Item 549 – Contract for life insurance coverage for certain City employees, 3 years, $150,000/year various Funds – passed – Waniewski, no – rest yes.

Item 550 – Amend TMC Sec. 733.01 & 733.09 adding provisions regulating the sale of catalytic converters – passed – all voting yes.

Item 431 – Amend Toledo Expansion Incentive Program (TEI) Guidelines (Approved 4 – 2) – Martinez – doesn't agree with hodge podge of putting this together – hold tight for a couple of months. Cruthers – in 2007 we created expansion program – would like to move forward with this – don't want to muddy the waters – representative from DEIP – eliminate – sitting down with those folks and retaining them – remove point 5. Ludeman – work in progress – pass tonight – SEP tonight. McNamara – want to see what Economic Development produces (jobs), we have stats on many different things. Cruthers – TEI Program holds us back. Martinez – (goes over same points as before) – time to revisit – taking this out – legal conversation. Roll call – Martinez amendment - no – Collins, Hicks-Hudson, Martinez, McNamara. Yes – Waniewski, Craig, Ludeman, Brown, Sarantou, Steel, Copeland, Webb – motion carried. Passed – Martinez, McNamara – no, rest yes.

Item 494 – Establish an Economic Incentive Task Force, 21 members (Approved 6 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 551 – Amend 20/20 Plan for 2011 Toledo Downtown Plan (Approved 6 – 0) – Webb – this is for downtown folks. Passed – all voting yes.

Item 552 – Amend TMC Ch. 1104, 1107 & 1116 to establish guidelines for SUP for halfway houses (Approved 6 – 0) – passed – all voting yes. Martinez – Hicks-Hudson – job well done.

Item 553 – SUP for addition to existing convenience store at 551 East Broadway (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 554 - SUP for addition to existing convenience store at 2350 Airport Highway (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 555 – Zone change at 1804 N. Detroit Ave. (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 556 – Amend Planned Unit Development for addition of 90 units at 5916 Cresthaven Lane (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 557 – Zone change at 5916 Cresthaven Lane (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Item 558 – SUP for used vehicle sales at 728 – 736 Woodville Road & 607, 611 & 627 Navarre Ave. (Approved 5 – 0) – passed – all voting yes.

Last Call:

Webb - 1) Display, December 12th, 7 PM, Urban League, Library Village.

2) Caroling, December 15th, 7 PM, Friendship Community Center. Program on North Towne Mall issue – ready to move on.

Ludeman – Margaret's 31st Birthday.

Martinez – referral for docks (the actual docks) – how will they be used?

Sarantou – thanks to the Administration, for getting back to Mr. McNamara and myself on the flooding.

Waniewski – comment to the Administration – leaves blocking the sewers in the Harvest area. Congratulations to the Whitmer Football Team.

Brown – 3 PM tomorrow Neighborhoods Committee.

Mayor – Meeting on the 3/4% tax, Monday, 4 PM - 90 day window - 1/4 of the 3/4 to be taken from CIP for Police/Fire to the GF for roads. (We are open to this.) Collins – raise the 3/4% to 2-1/4% and make it permanent tax instead of temporary, it has been temporary for 20 years. The City know we are good stewards of their money. Webb – Why Primaries in March? Mayor – if we don't succeed in March, submit for Primaries June. If we don't succeed in June, submit in General Election in November.